Writing and sketching block, blotting-pad, &amp;c.



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JOHN WALKER, OF BRIXTON, LONDON, ENGLAND.

WRITING- AND SKETCHING BLOCK, BLOTTING-PAD, 850.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1907.

Application filed June 20,1905. Renewed May 23, 1907. Serial No.375,272.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN WALKER, a subject of the King of Great Britain,residing at Brixton in the county of London, England, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Writing and Sketching Blocks,Blotting-Pads, and the Like, of which the following is specification.

This invention relates to writing and sketching blocks, blotting padsand the like, and has for its object toprovide means for holding thepaper or the like in such a manner that individual sheets can be readilydetached or a refill inserted when required.

A writing block, blotting pad or the like made in ac cordance with myinvention comprises as its essential features a board or other stiffbacking and one or more plates adapted to be moved or placed overtheedges or corners of the paper or the like and disposed on the boardso as to clasp the same to the board in position for convenient use.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan of one form of block orpad made in accordance with this invention and adapted for use as ablotting pad; Fig. 2 is an end elevation, and Fig. 3 a side elevationthereof; Fig. 4 is an end elevation of a pad showing modified form oflongitudinal plate; Fig. 5 is a section of a pad showing anothermodified form of longitudinal plate;

and Figs. 6 and 7 are plans of modified forms of corner plates. Fig. 8.is an end elevation of a form of the block or pad with the modified formof the longitudinal plate and of the corner plate illustrated by Fig. 1.

a and b are corner plates secured to two corners of a board a andsufficiently raised above the same to permit the corners of the blottingpaper d, when placed on the board 0, to pass under the plates a and band be held thereby. To the other two corners of the board 0 ispivotally mounted a longitudinal plate 6 adapted to cover, in its normalposition, the edge of the pad and a strip of paper between the saidcorners. The plate e is pivoted to the board 0 by pins or screws fpassing through ears g projecting downward from the ends of the plateand ears g projecting upward from plates 6 fastened to the under side ofthe boardat the corners.

When it is desired to remove the upper sheet of the pad the plate e isthrown back so as to uncover the edge of the sheet which can be easilytaken away. The longitudinal plate e is then folded over soasto hold theremaining sheets in place.

The plate a may be angled in cross section and provided with springclips or tongues h h at each end which are adapted to spring over convexprojections h h which grip or engage the same and thus hold the weightdown on the paper.

In the form shown by Fig. 4 the plate may be hinged at k to a secondplate m, the plate m being rigidly secured to the board 0, and the clipsor tongues h may be formed to engage with the edges n of the plate m.

In the form shown in Fig. 5 the plate e is troughshaped and is adaptedto be slid along the edge of the block so as to grip together the paperand the board.

In some cases the corner plates a and b may be hinged as at o to theboard 0 as shown by Figs. 6 and 7 so as to be moved to expose thesurface of the paper, and in such cases the horizontal plate e may befixed, and the hinge 0 may be disposed at right angles to the surface ofthe paper as shown in Fig. 6, or parallel thereto as shown in Fig. 7,and in some cases a spring or catch 10 may be provided to hold themovable part in position. In some cases rubber pads or feet q may beprovided. In some cases thecorner pieces may be dispensed with and theplate disposed on two or more edges of the board, or block. The platemay be conveniently marked or divided into inches or other suitablelengths.

I claim:

1. A writing block, blotting pad or the like comprising a stiff back,right angular plates connected with the rear corners of the back andextended over the pad to hold the corners thereof, a right angular platehinged at its ends to the front of the back and adapted to be swung overon top of the front edge of the pad, and means for holding said platewhen swung over on top of the pad, substantially as specified.

2. In a writing block, blotting pad or the like, a stiff back, rightangular plates hinged to the rear corners of the back and adapted to beturned over the corners of the pad to hold the same, a right angularplate hinged at its ends having spring clasps projecting downvwrd fromthe ends, and convex projections on the edges or the block which engagethe spring clasps when the plate is swung over on top of the pad,substantially as specified.

3. In a writing block, blotting pad or the like the combination of astiff back, right angular plates at the corners of the back which extendover the pad and hold the corners thereof, a right angular plate havingears at its ends, ears on the back to which the ears of the plate arepivoted and means by which said plate is fastened when swung over on topof the pad substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the invention above set forth I have affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN WALKER.

